In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

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House vote: H.Res. 1299 // May 20, 2026Needed two-thirds to agree

Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.

Sponsor: J. Hill (R-AR)

Housing and Community Development Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

396 votes, representing 242,362,179 people90.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 8,276,985 people3.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon39690.9%
NayLost133.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%